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  • The Journey From Heaven To Dump  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,940 views

    THE JOURNEY FROM HEAVEN TO DUMP Author and pastor Leith Anderson writes: Several years ago I was visiting Manila and was taken, of all places, to the Manila garbage dump and saw something beyond belief. Tens of thousands of people make their homes on that dump site. They’ve constructed shacks out ...read more

  • God's Revelation In Jesus Christ Is Infallible. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,617 views

    God’s revelation in Jesus Christ is infallible. This is not arrogant or narrow-minded. As C.S. Lewis wrote: "If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the ...read more

  • The Message Has Been About A Couple Of Prophets ...  PRO

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,638 views

    The message has been about a couple of prophets who fell by the wayside, but I want to tell you of a man that finished the race: Dave and Nikki McDonald were missionaries to Iraq. They were shot in pieces by mortar fire and AK-47’s while in Iraq working on a water-purification project and sharing ...read more

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,623 views

    Which Way Is Up? Some years ago I read about a speedboat driver who had recently survived a racing accident. He said that he had been at near top speeds when his boat veered slightly and hit a wave at a dangerous angle. The combined force of his speed and the size and angle of the wave sent the ...read more

  • Anyone Who Has Had A Child Knows That Giving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Olson on Sep 26, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,071 views

    Anyone who has had a child knows that giving birth takes a lot of effort. For nine months this child is growing inside the womb. Then the day arrives. Suddenly there is agony. You ladies just don’t understand what suffering we guys have to go through. We have to be sensitive and attentive. We ...read more

  • J. One Rainy Afternoon I Was Driving Along One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2004
     | 2,220 views

    J. One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen, spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. "Dad, I’m thinking of something." This announcement usually meant she ...read more

  • In The Star Wars Films I Love The Character Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 856 views

    In the Star Wars films I love the character of Yoda. He is from an alien race of small creatures about 3 feet high, with a green-brown complexion. Yoda is old. He hobbles around on a walking stick and yet his words are full of wisdom for his pupils. In many ways he is a pitiful sight. At one point ...read more

  • Our Family Dog, Happy The Saint Bernard, Is Much ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 11, 2008
     | 1,211 views

    Our family dog, Happy the Saint Bernard, is much more active than the book on the breed, and the breeder, had promised. She is calm most of the time but every now and then when she gets worked up over food which is out of her reach, children she wants to play with, or, to quote Elmer Fudd, “a ...read more

  • John Taylor Recently Invented A Clock Called The ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,365 views

    John Taylor recently invented a clock called the Chronophage. Literally it means time eater. It was donated to Corpus Christi College at Cambridge. It combines the Greek word for time, chronos, and the word phageo meaning “to eat”. A monster-looking grasshopper with a mouthful of teeth devours ...read more

  • George Barna Wrote The State Of The Church In ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 1,603 views

    George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible. These are Christians. • 48% could not name the four Gospels. • 52% cannot identify more than two or three of Jesus’ ...read more

  • Was Esther Taken Forcefully In Sex Trafficking?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 807 views

    "So it came about when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to Susa the capital into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women". (Esther 2:8). I’m intrigued by ...read more

  • The Emperors Club Is A Movie About This Clash ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,047 views

    The Emperors club is a movie about this clash between doing what is right and what will increase power and significance. The teacher has a young Senator's Son (Cedrick), who is a leader. After a brief turn in the right direction Cedrick decides to cheat to win the schools greatest honor. As ...read more

  • Raise Sales By 20% Without Attracting Any New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,115 views

    Raise Sales by 20% without attracting any new customers? Leo J. Shapiro & Assoc., a Chicago market research firm, says supermarkets can do just that by, among other things, making sure they don’t run out of stock and providing better help to customers looking for goods. If ...read more

  • When My Children Were Young, They Enjoyed ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
     | 949 views

    When my children were young, they enjoyed watching “The Lion King.” (I’m sure I enjoyed it as much as they did). I seem to recall a scene in which the evil hyenas were challenging or threatening Simba, the young lion. He stood his ground and they laughed at his pathetic attempt to roar. But ...read more

  • It's Not A Good Picture. Sheep, Lost Out In The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 9, 2007
     | 1,065 views

    It’s not a good picture. Sheep, lost out in the wild, are goners. They aren’t very bright. They have no natural defenses. They can’t even run real fast. On their own they don’t do well at finding adequate food and water. Every time the word lost is used to describe a sheep, it’s a word in the ...read more

  • Six Rules For A Happy Life 1.avoid Fried Meats, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,558 views

    "Six Rules for a Happy Life 1.Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood. 2.If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. 3.Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. 4.Go very light on vices such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ...read more

  • There Was A Minister Out Taking A Walk On A ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 3,140 views

    There was a minister out taking a walk on a beautiful street. He noticed a small boy attempting to ring the doorbell on the porch of a house. The boy was short and the doorbell was higher than usual. The boy could not quite reach it. The minister stepped up to the porch beside the boy and reached ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
     | 1,404 views

    "IT" Did any of you see a film that came out in the 90s - "The Adams Family". There's a creature named "it" that is a hand that runs around on its own [mime it]. St Paul tells us the church is the body of Christ. We are all parts of a body interconnected with each other. But if we try to be ...read more

  • Protected From The Puck

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 11, 2011
     | 2,158 views

    PROTECTED FROM THE PUCK When Daniel was a little boy, his favorite movie was The Mighty Ducks, which was the story of a pee wee hockey team. Their goalie, whose name was Goldberg, was afraid of the puck and anytime it would come at him he would run away. So the coach duct taped him to the goal and ...read more

  • When I Was In The Uscg We Were Once Lost In Ny ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,138 views

    When I was in the USCG we were once lost in NY harbor. Our compass had been removed for recalibration. Heavy fog had sucked in and all of NY harbor was down to about 100 feet of visibility. So there we were between Brooklyn and Staten Island, lost unable to navigate, unable to fulfill our purpose ...read more